Ben Butterfield has been Growth Energy’s Controller since the company was founded and is responsible for all finance, accounting, budgeting and treasury functions of the organization. Prior to joining Growth Energy, he spent 14 years at First Data Corporation, a multi-billion dollar global credit card processor, in multiple progressive finance roles, most recently as Division Controller for the Interactive Voice Response business unit. Butterfield holds a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and is a Certified Management Accountant.

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There's no link between the Renewable Fuel Standard and increased land usage, and no link to increased risk to endangered species. What there is a link to is lower emissions — a reduction of 589 million metric tons over the first decade of implementation. https://t.co/FNo7vKolET

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Thank you to @SenAmyKlobuchar, @SenStabenow, @SenatorDurbin, @RonWyden, @SenDuckworth, @SenSherrodBrown, @SenatorBennet, @maziehirono, and @SenTinaSmith for supporting our industry, and for working to ensure that @EPA gets its biofuels fix right! klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.c…

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"In the absence of a causal link between the RFS and land use change―and in particular land conversion from grassland, wetland, or forest to corn and soy―there can be no causal link between the RFS and impacts to terrestrial species due to loss or degradation of habitat.”

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A claim is going around that the RFS puts endangered species at risk, and one of its fundamental flaws is it hinges on the false notion that we're using more cropland for food, livestock feed, and biofuels. As we've established, this just isn't true. growthenergy.org/2019/12/04/rep…

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